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  • CatSynth Pics: Rufus and Modular Rack Planning

    CatSynth Pics: Rufus and Modular Rack Planning

     

    Rufus the ginger cat is relaxing in the midst of planning a new modular rack.  Submitted by Kim Cash via our Facebook page.

    Modular rack planning with kitty makes for a happy Sunday 😊

     

  • Weekend Cat Blogging with Sam Sam : In the Studio

    Weekend Cat Blogging with Sam Sam : In the Studio

    Sam Sam has decided that the space under the studio console is an excellent napping spot.

    Sam Sam the cat napping in the studio

    This is where the Nord Stage lives when not gigging, and my main Pro Tools HDX station for music recording and CatSynth TV post-production.  I am loath to move her when I find her there, so I usually just wait a little bit. After all, even napping cats rarely stay in one place for long.

    Sam Sam the cat relaxing in the studio

    If the studio looks a bit messy and chaotic, that is because it is.  Between gigging, travel, and probably too much gear, it has been hard to keep in order during the second half of the year.  The latest dismantling was for my recent performance at VAMP, which came before I had replaced everything from my New York trip.  The Nord keyboard usually makes it back in place quickly, sometimes it takes the ever-expanding collection of synths a little while longer.  Hopefully in the next few quieter weeks will get it organized and better than ever…

     

  • CatSynth Video: Cat and Synthstrom Deluge.

    CatSynth Video: Cat and Synthstrom Deluge.

    By hplindstrom on Instagram.

    hplindstromLook ma… no hands!! 🐾 @synthstrom #lindstrom #synthstromaudible #synthstromdeluge #sequencer #catsynth #synthcat #catvideo #cat #lookmanohands #nomilktoday

    I was not familiar with the Synthstrom Deluge. You can read more about it here.

  • CatSynth Pic: The Paw (Ensoniq)

    From our friend Sawa Masaki (@tjlaser) on Twitter. A cute feline paw on an Ensoniq keyboard.

    If you are on Twitter, please follow us @catsynth.

  • KATOD – Haunted (official video)

    KATOD – Haunted (official video)

    Szarik that cat returns in this video from From KATOD’s upcoming album. via our Facebook page.

    HQ audio: https://katodmusic.bandcamp.com/track/haunted-single
    Track from new, upcoming album (2018)
    used instruments:
    – Yamaha DX7
    – Ambika synth
    – electric guitar Jackson DK2S
    – drums played on pads and written
    – Atari 1040ST (as MIDI sequencer)

    Written & directed by Mariusz Wasilewski
    Cast:
    Girl #1 – Daria Cieniak
    Girl #2 – Iwona Szylin
    Boy #1 – Konrad Domaszewski
    Boy #2 – Jakub Gryzowski
    Cyborg cat #1 – Kamila Górka-Czarska
    Cyborg cat #2 – Ilona Baran
    Cat – Szarik cat
    Camera operators: Stanisław Patejko, Mariusz Wasilewski, Marcin Czerwienny, Tomasz Kowal, Artur Tymański
    Edited by Mariusz Wasilewski
    Music performed by KATOD(Mariusz Wasilewski) – “Haunted” track from upcoming album (2018)
    Make up & stylist, Catering & drinks – Sylvia Katarzyna, Kamila Górka-Czarska
    Special thanks:
    Mateusz Raginia (Fiat 125p owner), Sebastian Tawgien (VW Golf 1 owner), Krzysztof Grudziński (Taxi driver & help)
    Produced by Mariusz Wasilewski

    There is definitely a 1980s theme in the aesthetic as well as the instrumentation 😺

  • Sam Sam’s First Gotcha Day!

    Sam Sam’s First Gotcha Day!

    It was one year ago today that Sam Sam came to live at CatSynth HQ, and we are wishing her a very happy first Gotcha Day (adoption anniversary)!

    A year ago I was still in the early part of my grieving process for Luna, who had passed away just a little over a month earlier.  Getting another cat was always the plan, but not quite so soon.  But our friends Michael de la Cuesta (of Vacuum Tree Head) and Karen de la Cuesta told me about this sweet cat they needed to rehome – her longtime human had passed away a year earlier, and she needed to leave her current home in southern California.  I, of course, said yes.  So on December 7, 2016, she made the journey north to San Francisco and stepped in HQ for the first time.  Not surprisingly, “Sam Sam” was a bit shy and skittish at first, spending most of her time under the bed, sneaking out periodically for food, water, and the litter box.  But bit by bit she came out her shell and blossomed into a wonderful companion.  She is quite talkative and outgoing now – even a bit sassy at times 😸

    She delights many with her unique markings and quirky antics.

    Happy Gotcha Day, Sam Sam!  We are so glad you came to live with us, and we hope to spend many years together 💕

  • CatSynth pic: Cat and Modular Synthesizers

    Just a cat in the studio with a large modular synthesizer collection.  Identification of modules left as an exercise to the reader 😺

    From Rik Simpson on Instagram.

  • CatSynth Pic: Cat and Korg MS-20

    CatSynth Pic: Cat and Korg MS-20

    Cat and Korg MS-20 synthesizer

    Cute calico cat sitting atop a Korg MS-20 synthesizer (or at least we are pretty sure it’s an MS-20).

    gunceaci . 10M ago
    Sunday mood #patchmeup #catsynthesizer
  • CatSynth Pic: Cat and Moog Subsequent 37

    CatSynth Pic: Cat and Moog Subsequent 37

    Cat Playing moog subsequent 37

    Today we have a cat playing the new Moog Subsequent 37 synthesizer, the follow-up to their popular Sub 37 model.

    From rokkafortestudio on Instragram.

  • CatSynth Pic: Chord Kitten (Qu-Bit Electronix)

    CatSynth Pic: Chord Kitten (Qu-Bit Electronix)

    Seen on matrixsynth today 😺, featuring modules from our friends at Qu-Bit Electronix.

    Just a random synth cat pic via @quebitelectronix.

    “Chord kitten from @catsonsynthesizersinspace 💙🐱”

    Makes you wonder what it was hearing. Or maybe it was reading MATRIXSYNTH.